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I grew up on the radio and devoured everything rock-and-pop I could get my hands on. Scraped together my allowance to buy my own first album - it was either Rush's Moving Pictures or Pat Benatar's Crimes of Passion (or, um, maybe the Bee Gees' Sgt. Pepper). Before that, I had to tape Casey Kasem's Top 40 countdown off the Sunday radio and bribe my older sister to tape her Van Halen records for me. Fave genres are protopunk/garage, punk, post-punk, power pop, and I have a big soft spot for '70s AM yacht/cornball pop-rock. At UNC-Chapel Hill, I interned for the now-defunct Moist/Baited Breath indie label, wrote music reviews and conducted band interviews for The Daily Tar Heel and other local rags. Best interview of my life, though, was not really music related: Mister Rogers. But, yep, he played the ukelele.

Check out DJ K-TEL's two most recent shows below.

K-Tel's Playlists

2/1 - 7pm hour
Big Joe Turner - Shake Rattle & Rock album artwork 7:32pm Big Joe Turner Shake, Rattle and Roll Shake Rattle & Rock (Rhino)
Track Notes: 1954 Buy Big Joe Turner Shake Rattle & Rock at Reckless Records Buy Big Joe Turner at iTunes Buy Big Joe Turner Shake Rattle & Rock at eMusic Add to Collection
7:29pm The Beatles Medley: Rip it up/Shake, Rattle and Roll/Blue Suede Shoes Anthology 3 (Apple)
Buy The Beatles Anthology 3 at Reckless Records Buy The Beatles at iTunes Buy The Beatles Anthology 3 at eMusic Add to Collection
The Tremeloes - Even the Bad Times Are Good album artwork 7:23pm The Tremeloes Here Comes My Baby Even the Bad Times Are Good (Sanctuary )
Track Notes: 1967 Buy The Tremeloes Even the Bad Times Are Good at Reckless Records Buy The Tremeloes at iTunes Buy The Tremeloes Even the Bad Times Are Good at eMusic Add to Collection
7:20pm Murphy & The Mob Born Loser Back from the Grave Part 2 Garage Punkers (Crypt)
Buy Murphy & The Mob Back from the Grave Part 2 Garage Punkers at Reckless Records Buy Murphy & The Mob at iTunes Buy Murphy & The Mob Back from the Grave Part 2 Garage Punkers at eMusic Add to Collection
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head album artwork 7:16pm Coldplay Clocks A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Capitol)
Track Notes: 2002 Buy Coldplay A Rush Of Blood To The Head at Reckless Records Buy Coldplay at iTunes Buy Coldplay A Rush Of Blood To The Head at eMusic Add to Collection
Cafe Racer - Words In Error album artwork 7:12pm Cafe Racer Local The Wall Words In Error (self-released)
Buy Cafe Racer Words In Error at Reckless Records Buy Cafe Racer at iTunes Buy Cafe Racer Words In Error at eMusic Add to Collection
7:07pm Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and cast of Encanto We Don't Talk About Bruno Encanto (Walt Disney)
Track Notes: 2021. For Jeanine. Buy Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and cast of Encanto Encanto at Reckless Records Buy Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and cast of Encanto at iTunes Buy Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and cast of Encanto Encanto at eMusic Add to Collection
7:05pm Etherwolf Local Dichotomy Etherwolf (self-released)
Buy Etherwolf Etherwolf at Reckless Records Buy Etherwolf at iTunes Buy Etherwolf Etherwolf at eMusic Add to Collection
7:00pm The Cult She Sells Sanctuary Love (Sire)
Track Notes: 1985 Buy The Cult Love at Reckless Records Buy The Cult at iTunes Buy The Cult Love at eMusic Add to Collection
2/1 - 6pm hour
6:57pm The Buckinghams Local Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Time & Charges/Portraits (Sundazed)
Buy The Buckinghams Time & Charges/Portraits at Reckless Records Buy The Buckinghams at iTunes Buy The Buckinghams Time & Charges/Portraits at eMusic Add to Collection
Uptown Wellness
The Only Ones - The Only Ones album artwork 6:53pm The Only Ones Another Girl, Another Planet The Only Ones (CBS)
Track Notes: 1978 Buy The Only Ones The Only Ones at Reckless Records Buy The Only Ones at iTunes Buy The Only Ones The Only Ones at eMusic Add to Collection
The Umbrellas - Fairweather Friend album artwork 6:51pm The Umbrellas Games Fairweather Friend (Slumberland)
Buy The Umbrellas Fairweather Friend at Reckless Records Buy The Umbrellas at iTunes Buy The Umbrellas Fairweather Friend at eMusic Add to Collection
Phil Collins - Hello, I Must Be Going! album artwork 6:47pm Phil Collins I Don't Care Anymore Hello, I Must Be Going! (Atlantic)
Track Notes: 1982. For Matthew. Buy Phil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going! at Reckless Records Buy Phil Collins at iTunes Buy Phil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going! at eMusic Add to Collection
6:44pm The Miracles Going To A Go-Go The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965 (Hip-O Select)
Track Notes: 1965 Buy The Miracles The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965 at Reckless Records Buy The Miracles at iTunes Buy The Miracles The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965 at eMusic Add to Collection
The White Stripes - Elephant album artwork 6:37pm The White Stripes Girl You Have No Faith In Medicine Elephant (V2)
Track Notes: 2003 Buy The White Stripes Elephant at Reckless Records Buy The White Stripes at iTunes Buy The White Stripes Elephant at eMusic Add to Collection
6:34pm Shannon & the Clams The Moon Is In the Wrong Place single (Easy Eye Sound)
Buy Shannon & the Clams single at Reckless Records Buy Shannon & the Clams at iTunes Buy Shannon & the Clams single at eMusic Add to Collection
Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope album artwork 6:30pm Sleater-Kinney Hunt You Down Little Rope (Loma Vista)
Buy Sleater-Kinney Little Rope at Reckless Records Buy Sleater-Kinney at iTunes Buy Sleater-Kinney Little Rope at eMusic Add to Collection
6:28pm Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers I Need To Know You're Gonna Get It! (Shelter)
Track Notes: 1978. HBD, Mike Campbell, b. 1950 Buy Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers You're Gonna Get It! at Reckless Records Buy Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at iTunes Buy Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers You're Gonna Get It! at eMusic Add to Collection
6:22pm The Golliwogs Fight Fire Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3 (Elektra/Rhino)
Buy The Golliwogs Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3 at Reckless Records Buy The Golliwogs at iTunes Buy The Golliwogs Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3 at eMusic Add to Collection
Weezer - Weezer album artwork 6:19pm Weezer Surf Wax America Weezer (Geffen)
Track Notes: 1994. HBD, Patrick Wilson, b. 1969. And DJ Eric! Buy Weezer Weezer at Reckless Records Buy Weezer at iTunes Buy Weezer Weezer at eMusic Add to Collection
Nada Surf - High/Low album artwork 6:16pm Nada Surf Popular High/Low (Elektra)
Track Notes: 1996 Buy Nada Surf High/Low at Reckless Records Buy Nada Surf at iTunes Buy Nada Surf High/Low at eMusic Add to Collection
Cheekface - It 6:13pm Cheekface Popular 2 It's Sorted (self-released)
Buy Cheekface It's Sorted at Reckless Records Buy Cheekface at iTunes Buy Cheekface It's Sorted at eMusic Add to Collection
Folly Group - Down There! album artwork 6:08pm Folly Group Strange Neighbour Down There! (Communion)
Buy Folly Group Down There! at Reckless Records Buy Folly Group at iTunes Buy Folly Group Down There! at eMusic Add to Collection
Fugazi - In On the Kill Taker album artwork 6:06pm Fugazi public witness program In On the Kill Taker (Dischord)
Track Notes: 1993 Buy Fugazi In On the Kill Taker at Reckless Records Buy Fugazi at iTunes Buy Fugazi In On the Kill Taker at eMusic Add to Collection
6:00pm Ride Seagull Nowhere (Creation)
Track Notes: 1990 Buy Ride Nowhere at Reckless Records Buy Ride at iTunes Buy Ride Nowhere at eMusic Add to Collection
1/25 - 7pm hour
Savage Republic - Ceremonial album artwork 7:48pm Savage Republic Andelusia Ceremonial (Independent Project Records)
Track Notes: 1986 Buy Savage Republic Ceremonial at Reckless Records Buy Savage Republic at iTunes Buy Savage Republic Ceremonial at eMusic Add to Collection
The Jesus Lizard - Liar album artwork 7:44pm The Jesus Lizard Local Gladiator Liar (Touch and Go)
Track Notes: 1992 Buy The Jesus Lizard Liar at Reckless Records Buy The Jesus Lizard at iTunes Buy The Jesus Lizard Liar at eMusic Add to Collection
The Shangri-Las - Myrmidons of Melodrama album artwork 7:39pm The Shangri-Las Give Him A Great Big Kiss Myrmidons of Melodrama (RPM)
Track Notes: RIP, Mary Weiss. Buy The Shangri-Las Myrmidons of Melodrama at Reckless Records Buy The Shangri-Las at iTunes Buy The Shangri-Las Myrmidons of Melodrama at eMusic Add to Collection
New York Dolls - New York Dolls album artwork 7:36pm New York Dolls Looking For A Kiss New York Dolls (Mercury)
Track Notes: 1973 Buy New York Dolls New York Dolls at Reckless Records Buy New York Dolls at iTunes Buy New York Dolls New York Dolls at eMusic Add to Collection
James Supercave - GIMMICK album artwork 7:32pm James Supercave TAKE A BOW GIMMICK (Self-released)
Buy James Supercave GIMMICK at Reckless Records Buy James Supercave at iTunes Buy James Supercave GIMMICK at eMusic Add to Collection
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